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LW172
Halifax III HD-F
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8th April1945 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/O
D J Watson RAAF  |
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| Flight Engineer |  |
P/O
R S King  |
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| Navigator | |
F/L
W A C Patterson DFC  |
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| Bomb Aimer | |
P/O
G A Halliday RAAF  |
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| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | |
F/O
R M Gale  |
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| Mid Upper Gunner |  |
P/O
A J Damm RAAF  |
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| Rear Gunner | |
F/O
W G Flynn DFM  |
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| Take off :- | 19:46 | Base :- | RAF Driffield | Mission :- | Hamburg | |||
| Details :- | On returning to base they encountered fog and whilst trying to locate the airfield flew into trees and crashed at 01:15 at Kirkburn Grange Farm, 2 miles West of the airfield. | |||||||
| F/O Watson is buried in Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery. | ||||||||
| P/O King is buried in Sutton Road Cemetery, Southend-On-Sea. | ||||||||
| F/L Patterson is buried in Hexham Cemetery. | ||||||||
| P/O Halliday is also buried in Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery. | ||||||||
| F/O Gale is buried in Roundhay St John Churchyard. | ||||||||
| P/O Damm is buried in Dalnottar Cemetery. | ||||||||
| F/O Flynn is buried in Manchester Southern Cemetery. | ||||||||
Picture
of F/O D J Watson courtesy of Australian War Memorial. |
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Picture
of P/O A J Damm kindly donated by Graeme Phanco |
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Any
further information then please contact me using the address below. |
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| halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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